PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH — The Belvedere Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 13 grants totaling more than $142,000 to support organizations and programs that address population control for cats and dogs. An anonymous donor established the fund in 2007. It is further supported by the Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation.
Local grant recipients in 2017 included:
Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, Lewiston: to sterilize 1,200 cats through the Targeted & Free Roaming Cat Spay/Neuter Program.
Kennebec Valley Humane Society, Augusta: for a spay/neuter campaign through targeted assistance for vulnerable pet owners.
The Maine Community Foundation, a statewide organization with offices in Ellsworth and Portland, works with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life for all Maine people.
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